Oetgen, J. and Phillips, M. (2013). Bedford College Energy Centre, Cooling System: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1020233. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Bedford College Energy Centre, Cooling System: Archaeological Observation, Investigation, Recording, Analysis and Publication
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1020233
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A programme of archaeological works was undertaken by Albion Archaeology during the installation of a new river water cooling system at the Cauldwell Street, Bedford, campus of Bedford College. The site lies within the southern burh of Bedford, established in the late Saxon period. This was surrounded by a ditched boundary which survives in part and is known as the King's Ditch. In the initial section of the trench through the western part of the college car park the observations were limited. More detailed findings were obtained where the trench crossed St Mary's Gardens. The southern edge of this area was formerly bounded by a back channel of the river. This is shown on historical maps and probably corresponds to an area of dark silty clay at the southern edge of St Mary's Garden. Deep limestone foundations found here correspond to a building shown on a map of 1836 at the junction of the King's Ditch and the back channel. A later map suggests that this building had been removed by 1841. To the north of the back channel the natural landform sloped gradually down to the main river channel. In this area the land had been built up and levelled with dump deposits, which contained refuse items dating from the late 19th and 20th centuries. These deposits were cut by modern foundations which corresponded to buildings shown on a 1967 Ordnance Survey map. The results from this trench suggest that this part of St Mary's Gardens was not subject to development until the later 20th century. Prior to this period it would have been a low-lying area bounded by the river and the back channel. This contrasts with the eastern part of St Mary's Gardens where historical maps and previous archaeological investigations show development for wharfs and commercial premises in the post-medieval and modern period. The investigations did not recover any evidence for the original form of the King's Ditch.
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Author:		 J Oetgen
M Phillips
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Bedford College campus improvements
Parish: BEDFORD
District: Bedford
County: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Bedford College
Location - Auto Detected: Cauldwell Street Bedford
Location - Auto Detected: Bedford
Grid Reference: 504920, 249420 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Landscaping (Monus)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Walls (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Walls (Monus)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Later 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
1836 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Late 19th (Auto Detected Temporal)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-125281
OBIB: 2012/148
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Note:		 A4 comb bound report.
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016